Volume : III, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Land Revenue in Ancient Karnataka

Dr. Jagadeesh Kivudanavar, Smt. Vijayalaxmi Kaler

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Agriculture was the source of wealth for states’ and individuals; land was the main source of revenue in ancient India as well as Karnataka. The early Indian works like Dharmasatras, the Smriutis, the great Epics and the Arthasastra give us a complete picture of the land revenue and associated subjects. Inscriptions, being contemporary records, which constitute the most reliable source of information to write about the land revenue. Land revenue differed with different dynasties at different times. Land taxes which were existing in ancient Karnataka were Baga, Kara, Udaranga, Uparanga, Uparikara, Danavanda, Aravana, Antaraya, Holadere, Bannirke, Dhanyaya etc. Agriculture, as a main occupation, it prospered the ancient life. In ancient Karnataka, it was as much a land of innumerable populous villages. They were more especially the agraharas which were centers of economic activities, were richly endowed with natural vegetation, perennial water resources and fertile soil, and largely utilized by the residents of the villages to ensure their economic prosperity. Thus the revenue administration of the times still continues to be fertile and virgin field for the scholars to explore. This paper is an attempt to make analyze the land revenue in ancient Karnataka.

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Dr. Jagadeesh Kivudanavar, Smt. Vijayalaxmi Kaler / Land Revenue in Ancient Karnataka / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.3, Issue.6 June 2014

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